L. TARANGO TRUCKING v. COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA

No. C-98-2955 WHO.

181 F.Supp.2d 1017 (2001)

L. TARANGO TRUCKING, et al., Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

November 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Berger, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA, Michelle Alexander, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern CA, Inc., Julian A. Gross, Employment Law Center, Legal Aid Society of S.F., Oren M. Sellstrom, Bay Area Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, San Francisco, CA, Karl M. Manheim, Loyola Law School, Daniel Tokaji, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs.

Ember Lee Shinn, Darren P. Roach, Gregg M. Ficks, Kathy M. Banke, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Oakland, CA, Victor J. Westman, County Counsel, Gregory C. Harvey, Bernard L. Knapp, Office of County Counsel, Martinez, CA, Darren P. Roach, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants.


OPINION AND AND ORDER

ORRICK, District Judge.

In this class action lawsuit, plaintiffs allege that the County of Contra Costa and its Board of Supervisors ("County") intentionally discriminate against women-owned and minority-owned businesses in awarding County contracts, in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. A fifteen-day bench trial was held on June 4-7, 11-14, and 18-21, and October...

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